OAK70FVA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Tulare, CA · January 24, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1970
Place
Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2661CCessna 310
Status
Completed · report July 15, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143390

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0486  70/1/24    TULARE,CALIF        CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2661C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 19000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA,CALIF               TULARE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PUSH-PULL LOCK ASSEMBLY P/N 0841000-58 BKN IN THREAD AREA.LDG GR DMGD FURTHER DRG LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2661C
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gallaher

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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